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A Rare Cause of Epistaxis: Nasopharyngeal Leech Infestation

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2023
Leeches are rare cause of foreign body in airways. A 23-year-old male, experiencing epistaxis and difficulty in swallowing is presented. During nasopharyngoscopy, a moving leech was observed on the nasopharynx posterior wall in midline location, and ...
Meltem Bektas, Rafet Yarimoglu, Ayse Ozcan, Bulent Baltaci, Hulya Basar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A review on Iranian Traditional Medicine about Leech Therapy in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [PDF]

Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2019
Introduction: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders in women of reproductive age. Complementary medicine with a comprehensive and holistic approach in treating the diseases has become more popular in many ...
Maryam Bahman, Mojgan Tansaz
doaj   +1 more source

Holes of the Leech lattice and the projective models of K3 surfaces

, 2016
Using the theory of holes of the Leech lattice and Borcherds method for the computation of the automorphism group of a K3 surface, we give an effective bound for the set of isomorphism classes of projective models of fixed degree for certain K3 surfaces ...
Shimada, Ichiro
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Development of Leech extract as a therapeutic agent: A chronological review

Pharmacological Research - Modern Chinese Medicine
Introduction: Leech extract contains many identified bioactive substances which have a variety of biological effects. Leech extract was discovered in the late 19th century and since then many pharmaceutical products have been produced using leech extract
Mohamed Alaama, Omer Kucuk, Birdal Bilir, Ahmed Merzouk, Abbas Mohammad Ghawi, Mukerrem Betul Yerer, Mohamed Alaa Ahmado, Abdualrahman Mohammed Abdualkader, A.B.M. Helaluddin   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unmet diagnostic needs in cystic fibrosis infections and exacerbations: focus groups to inform target product profiles (TPPs) [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

NIHR Open Research
Background In addition to new antimicrobials for people with Cystic Fibrosis (pwCF), new diagnostics are needed to detect and diagnose infections, guide clinical care, and inform clinical decision making.
Raasti Naseem, Constance Takawira, Nicola Howe, Kile Green   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Leech: BitTorrent and Music Piracy Sonification [PDF]

, 2011
This paper provides an overview of a multi-media composition, Leech, which aurally and visually renders BitTor- rent traffic. The nature and usage of BitTorrent networking is discussed, including the implications of widespread music piracy.
McKinney, Curtis, Renaud, Alain
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Eliciting required and desired diagnostic test characteristics to develop patient-focused target product profiles (TPPs) for diagnosing infection and exacerbations in cystic fibrosis [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

NIHR Open Research
Background In addition to new antimicrobials for people with Cystic Fibrosis (pwCF), new diagnostics are needed to detect and diagnose infections, guide clinical care, and inform decision making.
Raasti Naseem, Constance Takawira, Nicola Howe, Kile Green   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Head transcriptome profiling of glossiphoniid leech (Helobdella austinensis) reveals clues about proboscis development

Open Biology, 2022
Cephalization refers to the evolutionary trend towards the concentration of neural tissues, sensory organs, mouth and associated structures at the front end of bilaterian animals. Comprehensive studies on gene expression related to the anterior formation
Hee-Jin Kwak, Sung-Gwon Lee, Soon Cheol Park, Jung-Hyeuk Kim, David A. Weisblat, Chungoo Park, Sung-Jin Cho   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Insights Into Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Childhood

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is a rare but life‐threatening metabolic emergency in children that occurs in less than 1% of pediatric cancer cases, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.4% to 1.0% across different studies. While it is observed in 10%–20% of adult malignancies, pediatric HCM remains relatively uncommon.
Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz
wiley   +1 more source